10 Best Remedies To Get Rid Of Ants

What a nuisance it is when you open your sugar box to find it attacked by an army of ants. It is extremely difficult to get rid of ants once they enter your kitchen or have raided your eatables. There is no other option left once the ants have taken over your favourite sweets than to throw them away.

Pesticides are not the right option for ants since they are toxic. The ants usually hover around the places where you have kept the eatables. So, it is definitely not advisable to use pesticides in such places. It is extremely dangerous as you may end up consuming some of the pesticide yourself. So, in such a case you can try the home remedies which are safe for you and lethal for the ants who have been raiding your food stuffs all this while.

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Check out these amazing home remedies to get rid of the ants in a natural way.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple Cider Vinegar

Mix equal quantities of apple cider vinegar with water and fill the solution in a spray bottle. Spray this solution on the places where the ants have built their hills.

Spices For Your Rescue

Spices For Your Rescue

Spices like the black pepper, turmeric, cinnamon, salt etc. can be sprinkled on the places from where the ants enter your house like the corner of windows, doors and the kitchen cabinets.

Cucumber

Cucumber

Cucumbers are the best remedy to repel ants. Place a few slices of cucumber in the places which are populated by the ants.

Mint

Mint

Dry the mint leaves and crush them. Sprinkle this mint powder near the window sills or the cracks from where the ants enter.

Baking Soda With Sugar

Baking Soda With Sugar

Mix powdered sugar with baking soda in equal amounts and sprinkle this mixture in the places where the ants usually hover.

Talcum Powder

Talcum Powder

It is the best ant repellent. Spray the talcum powder in the holes which the ants have populated.

Clove

Clove

Sugar box is the favourite spot that the ants raid. So, place a few pieces of cloves in your sugar box. Ants will not enter your sugar box.

Garlic

Garlic

Crush the garlic cloves and place them in the way of the ants. You will soon see the ants disappear.

Lemon Juice

Lemon Juice

You can either pour a few drops of the lemon juice on the anthills or soak a cloth in lemon juice and mop the area where you do not want the ants to enter.

Borax

Borax

Sprinkle the borax powder on the anthills or mix it with sugar solution and spray it in the areas where the ants have created a nuisance.

Story first published: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 17:44 [IST]
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